PRESS RELEASE — August 19, 2008:Dabel Brothers Publishing is proud to announce the publication of the first-ever illustrated calendar showcasing the epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, written by George R. R. Martin. A New York Times#1 Bestseller, Martin's fantasy series has garnered popular and critical praise since the first novel, “A Game of Thrones”, saw publication in 1996, and was recently optioned for TV adaptation by HBO.

The incomparable Michael Komarck, an artist who has amazed fans with his faithful, detailed artwork inspired by A Song of Ice and Fire, illustrates the twelve images in the calendar. His renderings for the calendar are immaculately executed depictions of some of the most popular characters of the series and bring to vivid life some of the most memorable scenes in the epic that's taken the publishing world by storm.

As the only calendar sanctioned by Martin, Dabel Brothers Publishing'sA Song of Ice and Fire 2009 Calendar is unarguably a rare treat, and will be limited to 1,000 copies, which will be distributed to the Direct Market and booksellers. Of these, 500 will feature an exclusive Jon Snow cover, and only 250 of them will be numbered as well as personally signed by George R.R. Martin himself! These exclusives will be sold exclusively from Dabel Brothers Publishing's online storefront. ”I am a long time fan of ASOIAF," says Dabel Brothers Vice President, Les Dabel, “and being able to help bring it to life visually is a dream come true.”

The A Song of Ice and Fire 2009 Calendar will be available in December 2008 and would make a perfect holiday gift :) The Limited Variant cover—limited to 500—is currently available for preorder HERE. The SIGNED + NUMBERED EDITION (Out of 250) is also available for preorder, HERE. Both will begin shipping out in the last week of November and I expect these calendars to sell out fast, so I would put in an order as soon as possible…

About George R.R. Martin:

George R.R. Martin, an award-winning author, sold his first story in 1971 and has been writing professionally ever since. He has written fantasy, horror, and science fiction, and for ten years was a writer/producer in Hollywood working on, The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and other feature films and television projects. In the mid 1990s he returned to prose—his first love—and began work on his epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. He was lauded as “America's Tolkien” by Time magazine following the completion of the previous novel in the series, “A Feast for Crows” (Bantam Spectra, 2005), which went on to become a New York Times#1 bestseller. His next book, “A Dance with Dragons” (Bantam Spectra, 2009), is the long-awaited fifth volume in the series.